 But, och ! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling ! To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant ; But for the...  Nineteenth Century and After - Page 2171887Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1804 - 242 pages
...fail*; Affiduous wait upon her; • And gather gear by ev'ry wile ' t '' -1 That's juflify'd by Honor: Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant l ,•-*:..But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. _,. _i :o vr w ' '' The fear o' Hell's... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1820 - 458 pages
...Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honor; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant...But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. VIII. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To baud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honor... | |
 | Great Britain - 1832 - 428 pages
...upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That justified by honour : Not to hide it in a hedge — Not for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." (Bravo.) That was the use he would make of his mo« ney. It should make him independent. For that did... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant...But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. VOL. I. p The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To baud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous Wait upon her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To baud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant...for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That 's justified by hononr; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant...for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell 'sa hangman's whip To hand the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let'... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant;...for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let... | |
 | James Lawson - Short stories, American - 1830 - 276 pages
...pounds. I sought assiduously to accumulate wealth, my object I may express in the lines of Burns, was " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant...for the glorious privilege Of being independent." When my good hearted mother saw me so eager in the chase after wealth — toiling incessantly day and... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1834 - 134 pages
...enjoying the sweets of repose, to provide for an honourable family an honourable subsistence—- " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant, But for the glorious privilege You now see, My Good Sir, that I am no time serving servitor, nor respector of persons, but where respect... | |
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